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Chai-Sugared Molasses Cookies

These Chai-Sugared Molasses Cookies will blow your mind. Perfect for the Christmas cookie arsenal, and as delicious as they sound.

  • Author: Karlee Flores
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes
  • Total Time: 32 minutes
  • Yield: 38 servings 1x

Ingredients

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|| Chai Sugar ||

1 cup all natural sugar

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

2 teaspoons ground cardamom

2 teaspoons ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

|| Cookie Dough ||

1 cup butter

1 1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup molasses

2 eggs

4 cups all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda

2 1/2 teaspoon  ground ginger

1 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a small bowl, thoroughly mix together the ingredients for the chai sugar and set aside.

|| Cookie Dough || Cream the butter, sugar and molasses together in a standing mixer. Add the eggs one at a time and continue to beat until fluffy. In a separate bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together and add to the butter mixture. Beat until the dough comes together. 

Scoop out 2 tablespoons of dough and roll into a ball. Roll the cookie dough ball into the chai sugar until evenly covered and place on a parchment-lined (or a silicone mat) cookie sheet.

Place in the preheated oven and bake for 11-12 minutes. 

Keywords: chai sugar, chai tea, molasses cookies, christmas cookies